University of St. Thomas (Houston)

CAREER HIGHS:

• Kills: 4, at Our Lady of the Lake (Sept. 14, 2018)
• Assists: 26, at Our Lady of the Lake (Sept. 14, 2018)
• Aces: 9, vs. Life (Ga.) (Sept. 7, 2018)
• Digs: 16, Twice; Last vs. Huston-Tillotson (Nov. 2, 2018)
• Total blocks: 3 (0 solo, 3 assisted), at Southwest (N.M.) (Sept. 23, 2018

2018:

• Appeared in all 32 UST matches as she helped lead the Celts to a Red River Athletic Conference regular season co-championship
• Gave out 469 assists and served a team-high 48 aces during the season
• Named to the All-RRAC Second Team at the end of the season
• Tallied 225 digs, good for an average 2.05 digs per set
• Handed out a career-high 26 assists and tallied 13 digs in a four-set match at Our Lady of the Lake (Sept. 14)
• Named an RRAC Scholar-Athlete

2017:

• Saw action in 23 of UST’s 24 matches as a freshman
• Ranked second on the team with 254 assists
• Served 23 aces and recorded 130 digs during the season
• Handed out 10 or assists in 15 matches during the season
• Recorded 20 assists and 10 digs in a five-set match against Our Lady of the Lake (Sept. 30)

PREP CAREER:

• Was a two-year varsity letterwinner at Goose Creek Memorial High School
• Played for head coach Casey Mulryan-Veen, a UST volleyball alumna
• Helped lead GCM to an undefeated District 22-5A championship and bi-district playoff championship in 2015, and a District 21-6A co-championship and bi-district playoff championship as a senior in 2016
• Concluded her high school career as GCM’s career assists leader with 1,114

PERSONAL:

• Daughter of Kelley Welch and Paul Walker
• Has two sisters
• Graduated seventh in her high school class with a 5.23 GPA

FAVORITES:

• SPORTS TEAM: Texans, Rockets, Astros
• ATHLETES: Chloe Collins, Cat McCoy (University of Texas Volleyball)
• FOOD: Fettuccine Alfredo
• TV SHOW: Gossip Girl
• WHY SHE CHOSE UST: “Loved that it was a small school”